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TIL that the youngest American to serve in the military in WW2 was Calvin Graham, age 12. He served in the US Navy and fought at Guadalcanal, was awarded 8 medals which were subsequently stripped ... (www.uso.org)

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Original Title: TIL that the youngest American to serve in the military in WW2 was Calvin Graham, age 12. He served in the US Navy and fought at Guadalcanal, was awarded 8 medals which were subsequently stripped when his mother saw him on a news reel and told the Navy his real age.

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[–] FictionalCrow@yiffit.net 1 points 8 months ago

Gotta love the semi patriotic jerk off vibes for MURICA in the article even tho it seems we treated this bravy young man like trash as usual for veterans. Stripped of medals and denied disability until Reagan... Shameful even by our low standards.